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How does the movement of the crust along a thrust fault differ from that along a normal fault?
The movement of the crust along a thrust fault is usually a reverse movement unlike the movement along a normal fault.
What are breaks along which movement has occurred?
fault
What can the movement of huge blocks of rock along a fault can produce?
Fault block mountain
Where are the fault lines in Texas?
St. Andres fault line
What is special about the San Andres fault?
It is a transform boundary. It is a strike-slip fault.
How does the movement of the crust along a thrust fault differ from that along the normal fault?
The movement of the crust along a thrust fault is usually a reverse movement unlike the movement along a normal fault.
How does the movement of the crust along a thrust fault differ from that along a normal fault?
The movement of the crust along a thrust fault is usually a reverse movement unlike the movement along a normal fault.
What is the vibration caused when there is movement along a fault?
It causes and earthquake
What do geologists use to monitor the upward movement along a fault?
Geologists use a tiltmeter to monitor the upward movement along a fault.
How many earthquakes occur along the San Andreas fault annually?
Movement along the fault causes earthquakes; several thousand occur annually, although only a few are of moderate or higher magnitude.
What are breaks along which movement has occurred?
fault
What happens along a fault beneath earths surface when earthquakes happen?
If the fault is responsible for the earthquake, there will be movement (displacement) along the fault.
What is fault creep?
Fault creep is slow movement along a fault line with NO resulting earthquake.
What is a slow movement along a fault called?
An Earthquake!
What can the movement of huge blocks of rock along a fault produce?
Fault block mountain
What can the movement of huge blocks of rock along a fault can produce?
Fault block mountain
How does stress can change the earth's features?
stress inside the earth causes earthquakes or faults, such as the St. Andres fault
